Technician
october
19 2011
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Students speak out against vandalism
Contributed photo by Paul cash
GLBT Center was vandalized by unknown perpetrators Monday night. Campus Police has launched a full investigation but have no suspects at this time.
Students met to discuss how to respond to GLBT vandalism incident.
will allow a vote on adding a samesex marriage ban in North Carolina’s constitution. “We’ve been expecting this. As soon as the General Assembly passed that marriage amendment, we knew this Elise Heglar & Brooke Wallig kind of stuff would be happening,” Deputy News Editor & Staff Writer Cash said. “As much as it hurts me, I’m After news spread about vandalism happy N.C. State was the first place to on the campus GLBT Center, students be hit by this. I think we have a strong decided to come together and show organization on campus, huge support support for the GLBT community and from the University and Campus Pounite against hate crimes on campus. lice, and we’re ready to handle this.” In response to the incident, there The vandalism took place sometime between 9:10 and 9:20 p.m. on will be an event Thursday at 1 p.m. Monday night. No suspects have been in the Brickyard. Purple wristlets will named in the current investigation but be handed out to passing students in Campus Police is continuing to look order to help raise awareness about the GLBT community and how allies can into the matter. The graffiti was removed as soon as help. 1,100 wristlets were ordered and according to Hollingshead, they are officials were notified about it. If a student is apprehended as the hoping to completely run out of them perpetrator of this crime, they will be by the end of the day. “We decided we wanted to do somedealt with through Student Conduct thing right away,” Rachel Turner, a and Campus Police. student senator for Justine HollingsCALS juniors, said. head, the director While Cash said he for the GLBT-CA on wants the vandals to campus, said that be punished, he also this issue is imporwants to remain tant to consider bepositive. cause it was an act “I do not hate the of hate. people who did this. “This is not free I love them because speech; we’re not they are my brothtalking about someers —my fel low thing that happened man—and I hope in the tunnel,” Holand wish for them lingshead said. Paul Cash, President of GLBT-CA that maybe one day Last night, various their opinions will student leaders, students and concerned members of the change and they’ll realize the error Raleigh community met in Harrelson of their ways,” Cash said. According to Tacey Miller, a freshHall to discuss the best way to respond man in elementary education, regardto the situation. “We’re really, really proud to see less of the distinction between “hate so many on campus leaders taking a crime” and “hate incident,” the Unistand against this,” Paul Cash, presi- versity and surrounding community needs to send a powerful message dent of the GLBT-CA, said. The chancellor will be giving a state- against all forms of discrimination. “I know [Campus Police] said ment about this incident as soon as possible; he is currently in Bejiing, [the incident] is not technically a China and has been having trouble hate crime, but I still feel it should be treated as such. It is no different connecting with the provost. Cash said that while he felt both an- than someone writing racial slurs ger and sadness directly following the on a building for everyone to see. I incident, he feels proud after finding think that Campus Police and all of support in the University community. campus should come down hard on “I cannot begin to describe how the person(s) who wrote on the GLBT proud I am to be a part of the Wolf- Center,” Miller said. “There needs to pack after the responses from the Uni- be some unprecedented warning that versity, students, and student leaders,” says this is not ok.., nor accepted, at Cash said. “I’m sure there are dissent- N.C. State. Discrimination is disers—but they aren’t speaking up as crimination.” Christopher Smith, a sophomore in loudly as the supporters.” However, Cash said this incident science education, said he doubts the was not surprising in light of the re- vandalism was a stray act. “I feel this vandalism is nothing but cent passing of Senate Bill 514, which
“We’re really, really proud to see so many on campus leaders taking a stand against this.”
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Thursday in the Brickyard 1 to 1:30 p.m. 1,100 purple wristlets available Purple to symbolize allies of GLBT community compiled by elise heglar
a pure act of hatred and bigotry. The fact this occurred right after coming-out week indicates it was planned beforehand to have a malicious effect on the GLBT community,” Smith said. “The GLBT Center is seen as a central place that the GLBT students can go to and feel safe, but this vandalism has impacted the way the GLBT Center is perceived.” However, Smith said both local and national responses have been far from supportive of the vandalism. “Obviously this person intended to impose a negative message to the GLBT community, meant to tear us apart and bring us down, but I feel the opposite has occurred. The amount of support and concern for GLBT students that has come about from this incident is tremendous. Not only are students on N.C. State’s campus showing how much they care, but students across other campuses are as well,” Smith said. Christina Williams, sophomore in psychology and self-proclaimed GLBT ally, said she this incident demonstrates an urgent need for education on GLBT issues. “When I found out about the incident, I was very upset about it. At the same time, I’m also sad for our generation. I thought that we, as a society, were getting better at accepting GLBT’s as something that is o.k. and a part of everyday life. But this act just shows me how uneducated someone(s) can be,” Williams said. Cash also said he encourages others to focus not on hating the vandals, but on remembering the GLBT Center’s purpose. “I refuse to let any of my supporters and students hate these people because we’re not going to stoop down to their level. Our organization is rooted in accepting people no matter what. It’s not just about sexual orientation,” Cash said. “We don’t discriminate against anyone—and we can’t win this battle fighting discrimination with discrimination.”
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Film professors educate potential new students An information session held by the film department taught students about their options with film studies.
volved in different film programs and projects to broaden his horizons. Because the film industry is very diverse and competitive, Armstrong emphasized the importance of hard work, and making an effort to put the best foot forward. Anne Riley Staff writer “You have to dig deep [to find what you’re looking for]” Armstrong said. Jake Dulling, a sophomore in meThe film studies faculty held an informational session on Tuesday for chanical engineering, went to the current and prospective film studies session to learn more about the film majors and minors to help educate studies department. Dulling said in an effort to complestudents about what they could do ment his engineering major, he is conwith the major. The informal session gave attendees sidering a film studies minor, and is an idea of what film majors study, how currently taking an introduction to a film degree can apply in post-grad- film class. The class is providing him uate settings and the various fields of with basic knowledge in all areas of film studies. the film industry. “I was really interested in the proStudents were introduced to the faculty, an alumnus and the leader of duction aspects. They’re pretty fascithe Exposure Film Society. They were nating,” Dulling said. The session proved to be beneficial also presented with information about current film classes and programs to Dulling, who said the speakers had offered at the University by the Film valuable information to bestow and answers for all of the students’ quesStudies Department. The speakers sought to make stu- tions. “It was really helpful to hear Clifdents aware of how diverse the film industry can be and what they can do ton [Armstrong] speak. It gave me a good perspective of what to expect to be successful. and what I can Ora Gelley, a film be doing now,” studies professor Dulling said. specializing in EuD r. M a r s h a ropean film, spoke Orgeron, an asto the students about sociate profestheir options and sor and director answered questions of film studies, from the audience. spoke about the “I talked about importance of certain classes to being proactive take and ways [the in order to adstudents] can supvance in the film plement their eduindustry. Orgcation,” Gelley said. eron said that the One way to enJake Dulling, a sophomore in job possibilities hance a film studies mechanical engineering multiply when education, according considering all to Gelley, is to participate in a study abroad program. facets of the trade. “You have to carve your own path,” The department offers two different study abroad programs during the Orgeron said. Jobs in the film world range from summer. The first summer session program is in Prague, and the second screenwriting and editing to producing and directing. Screenwriting and session is in Amsterdam. The study abroad programs give stu- editing are typically how people start dents the ability to experience stud- out. And according to Orgeron, most ies in foreign film and expand their people find consistent work doing knowledge of all avenues of the film that. Dr. Devin Orgeron, an associate industry. In addition, graduate programs that professor of film studies who specialyield a Masters of Fine Arts degree are izes in contemporary American film instrumental in successful networking and non-theatrical film, was also in attendance at the session. Orgeron said and career building. “[Graduate] programs can be he wants students to understand the springboards for getting contacts in mixture of the film industry and the possibilities that extend even outside the industry,” Gelley said. Alumnus Clifton Armstrong, who the business of film. “I’m [focused] on getting students to also spoke to the students, received his degree in film studies and then got in- think smartly,” Orgeron said.
“It was really helpful to hear Clifton [Armstrong] speak. It gave me a good perspective of what to expect and what I can be doing now.”
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